Media is write protected
Problem
You can see the error message "Media is write protected" on the screen when you try to do either of the following:
- During image creation, this error might occur in the image repository machine.
- During image deployment, this error might occur in the deployment machine.
Cause
- This error occurs when a hard disk is connected to a computer that is write-protected or the hard disk is in read-only mode.
- This error can also occur due to viruses, hardware damage, and registry issues.
Resolution
- Disable the write-protected setting of the hard disk by following the steps given below in the machine where the error has occurred,
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Select Start -> click Run.
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Type regedit and click OK to open the registry editor.
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Go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies.
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If the StorageDevicePolicies does not exist, create it manually by right-clicking on the control key and selecting New -> Key.
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In the right window, double-click on WriteProtect, and set the value to 0. If WriteProtect does not exist, then right-click on the new StorageDevicePolicies key and select New –> Dword, specify the name as WriteProtect, double click the WriteProtect and set the value to 0.
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If it is an external hard disk, disconnect the hard disk and reconnect it. If it is an internal hard disk, restart the machine.
- To disable the Read-only settings of the hard disk, follow the steps given below,
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Select Start then right-click the command prompt and select run as administrator.
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Type diskpart and press Enter. Diskpart prompt will open.
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Type list disk and press Enter. (For volume use list volume)
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Type select disk DISK_NUMBER and press enter.
Note: Specify the DISK_NUMBER of the disk that you want to remove read-only settings/write protection. For example Select disk 1. (For volume use select volume)
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If the disk that you have selected is Offline, then type online disk and press Enter else skip this step.
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Type attributes disk clear readonly and press Enter. (For volume use attributes volume clear readonly)
- Ensure that the hard disk is updated
- Scan the hard disk using an antivirus application to check if any virus exists.
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